Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. XLVII
No 34
23-August-2004
Insurgency In Iraq Targets Oil Industry
At MEES press-time on 20 August, the battle for control of the Old Quarter and shrines in the holy city of Najaf was intensifying – amid indications that supporters of the besieged Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr were starting to target the Iraqi oil sector.
On the night of 19-20 August, pro-Sadr militias attacked the headquarters of the South Oil Company (SOC), the main operator in Iraq,...
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